Generous pupils give to worthy causes
One of the highlights of the year took place on Friday, March 18, as our pupils and staff held a Sport Relief Day.
Pupils were allowed to come into school dressed in a theme of either Rio or the Olympics, or in their own clothes for a donation of £2.
There were plenty of fundraising events going on throughout the day, including a cake sale during morning break, and a special music request service thanks to Mr Lavery and Mr Pender.
In addition there was an Easter egg sale, apple bobbing, welly throwing, a chance to grill head of history Mr Price and a version of the 1980’s game Mallet’s Mallet.
This is the latest in a long line of charity days we have held throughout the school year, with events such as Ty Gobaith Day and Comic Relief already raising thousands for worthy causes.
Good luck to Adele Parry, who will be tackling a half marathon during the Rock n Roll Marathon series event in Liverpool on May 28-29.
She is raising funds for a headstone in memory of her cousin Jodie, who passed away aged 25 after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis.
She said: “I have a very large family and we are all really close, but Jodie was a huge part of it and I wanted to do something to help.
“You would never have known that Jodie was ill, her strength was amazing and she was just an unbelievable person.
“My aunt is a single parent to three other children, and so could not afford the headstone for Jodie’s grave at her time of passing, and I want to raise as much as possible so that we can give her the memory she deserves.”
This is not the first fundraising initiative by the pupil, as she completed the Race for Life last year and raised £300 for Cancer Research UK.
On top of this charity effort, Adele is also studying for her A-levels, has recently performed in our Dramatic Society's annual production, in addition to working part time.
Anyone wishing to donate can do so by visiting https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/JodieParry
Well done to Luke Davies, who participated in the Sainsbury's Sport Relief three mile run, which was held at Treborth Athletic track in Bangor.
The young runner was part of a team of three which consisted of his mother Doris and ten year-old sister Lily, and they raised a total of £130 for the national fundraising drive.